Fishing reel



- lMarch 30 1926.

F. M. c'AsE FISHING REEL original Filed N ov. 19, 1921 s sheets-sheet 1 March 30,1926. 1,579,076

F. M. cAsE FISHING REEL l y origial Filed Nov. 19, 1921 s sheets-sheet 2 March 30 i 1926' I ,I A F M. CASE FISHING REEL original Filed PV- 19 1921 s sheets-shea s Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

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I FBANoIs M. cAsn, OF oLEvnLANn OHIO, AssIGNon 'ro .THE ENTERPRISE'MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.'

FISHING REEL.

Application led November 19, 1921, Serial No. 516,407. Renewed December 10, 1925.

To 7l whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, F RANois M. CASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Chio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing Reels, of `which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fishing reels and more particularly to the level Wind mechanism-for distributing the line evenly upon the rotating spool. l

The objects of the invention are to generally simplify and improve the level wind mechanism and the driving means therefor;

to steady and support the traveling line guide member yduring its reciprocating movement; to protect the reversely threaded shaft by a surrounding sleeve and improve' and strengthen said sleeve and its connection to the end plates to provide a reelA in which the level wind mechanism, including the threaded shaft, its protecting casing and the traveling line guide member may be readily removed for cleaning or` repairing Without entirely disassemblng the reel and particularly without disturbing the end plates; to

provide 'a removable steadyingl device for the .ine guide member which may also serve to confine in place the traveling pawl on the reversely threaded shaft; and finally to generally improve the construction of the line guide member and ,other parts of the reel.

Further objects of the invention are in part Iobvious and in part will-appear more in detail hereinafter. A I

T he invention `comprises the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings Fig.- 1 is a front eleva.-v

' showing an additional upper steady bar;

Fig. Tis a detail end elevation from the right in Fig. 1, -illustrating one arrangement for lremovably holding the lower steadying bar in place; Figs. 8 and 9 are respectively a detail longitudinal section and an end elevation showing another arrangement -for the same purpose; Fig. 10 is an end elevation corresponding to Fig. 2 and illustrating another embodiment of the. invention; Fig. 11 is a detail sectionon the line 11-11, Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail end view from the right in Fig. 11; Fig. 13 isa detail section on the line 18-13, Fig. 10; Figs. 14 and 15 are respectively a front elevation and a plan View of the line guide member shown in Fig. 10; Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the wire portion thereof; Fig. 17 is a detail view showing another arrangement of line guide member and steadying bars therefor; Fig. .18 is a front view thereof;Fig.l 19 is a detail front View of another line guide; and Fig. 2,0 is a cross section of still another form thereof.

The fishing reel shown in the drawings comprises the usual frame including end plates 1,2 connected by pillars 3, two ofv which carry a curved plate 4 for attachment to the fishing rod. Beyond one of said end plates is a casing or cap 5 to enclose or protect the driving gearing for the'v spool Said shaft. extends.

to which the, operating handle is connected.

The same driving gear 11 drives an intermediate gear member consisting of a large gear 14 rotating with another smaller gear 15 which drives a pinion 16 having a non-circuthe pinion .8 beyond i lar, such as 4a square opening, to receive the reduced similarly shaped end of a reversely threaded shaft 17. Said 'shaft opposite the pinion e-nd turns vin a bushing 19 driven into Aan opening in plate 1.

Surrounding the reversely threaded shaft .l

' is a protecting sleeve or casing 20 cut away on one .side to form-a longitudinally extending slot or opening 21., the metal at the ends im of said slot being'left untouched to leave a complete cylinder at each'end andthereby reinforce the casing. To prevent rotation of the sleeve or casmgs its plmon end 1s between said vshaft and the line guide mem-l pawl confining devices. The traveling line guide member may be 4Figs. 1 and-4 as comprising a metal block also steadied at its upper end as well as at slottedacrossitransversely to iit a flattened '37. `This washer can be turned to release l portion of the bushing 22, as shown at. 20a. the steady bar. It hasa-lso another func- The slot or opening 21 in sleeve 20 ex# tion to be later described. In any event any poses the reverse threads of said shaft and ready releasable means for the steady Vbar enables driving connection to be established may be used with any form of steady bar or ber. Said line guide member is shown in 23 sleeved and sliding upon the sleeveor its lower end, or thelower'steady bar may casing 20. The lower .ortion of said guide be pmltted. For example, lin Fig. the member hasl a vertical y extending opening upper end of the llne guidei` member 1s retoreceive a shorttube or thimble 24 which cessed to receive a longitudil''al-rib38 on the is confined in the block by a bar 25`which1 lower portion of one of .the pillars- 3. A

. also serves to steady the movement of the similar arrangement is fou-nd in Figs. 17

traveling guide and prevent it from cooking and 18. In this latter form, also, the steady.-

or binding., In said tube 24 is located the bar 25 is atone side of the lower portion shank 26 of a pawl 27 which rotates about of the line guide member and merely-serves' a vertical axis and follows-the threads back to prevent the line from wrapping around and forth in the traveling movement of the the lower end of the same, as inthe other '8'5. Y

guide member which has an eye 28 through forms described, but does not conne the which the liie passes and which eye maybe pawl, which isheld in place by a-screve39 surrounded by an'agate or other hardened threaded into the lower end of the piece if'desired. i l v member. I l U Figs. 5 and 6 show other arrangements lme is an'efongated slot or ope'mngthe side :of steady bars for steadying the traveling vedges of which are formed by metal pins guide member and 'also confining the pawl 40 embedded'in the body o'f' the line guide.

in place.` For example, in Fig. 5 the bar These pins may be. of'hardeliedl steel, tung-v asses through an opening in a block 29 `sten steel or any other-. suitable'material for pus ed into the bottom ofthe guide member 'thepurpose The pms are usually inserted and' on which the pawl rests and turns. In endwise into place in openings bored in the- Fig-6 the steady bar 25 lies directly below guide member. When\the pillar'along which the pawl instead of passing through a bloek`^thei1pper end of theline guide travels is of beneath Asaid pawl as in Fig. 5. Othbrarspecial cross sect1onal'shape,as-in Figs. 5

, 'bar is made readily removablev in order that l purpose. As shownfin and 9 the steady bar 25 has a head 32 one Sleeve, 2O and'the member 41 at one side are side of which is flattenedyas at 33, andthe provided with a recess 43 to receive 4anedge edge of which head/is overlapped by the of the washer. 35beforere'ferred'to.l Conhead of a screw 34. By 'this screw and lturning the-steady bar until recess registers Withthesleeve 2O not -only its attenedgportion 33 registers lwith the' the steadybar 26 but'a'lso the entire sleeve screw head the barcan be removed endwise. .and threaded shaft may be pulled out 'end- /and 17,`'the ends of said pillar enter simi- `flarlyshaped openings in the end. plates to prevent rotation ofthe pillar.

F igs.A l0 to 16, inclusive, show another the pawl can be easily taken outfrom the' embodiment of the invention. In this case guide member without disassembling the ienthe general arrang ment of the driving geartirefreel or disturbing its'end plates. Any ing is the same as be'fore described. The suitable arrangement-ma be used for this chief feature of Vthis device' is .the removal vFigs. 1 andI 7 the bility of the reversely threaded shaft and ar ..25 is .pushed into place through an its sleeve so that the entire level wind rangements, are suitable for the same pur- In these forms of the invention the steady opening in the end'plate 1 and theplain mechanism can. be taken o-ut without dis-v end'of the bar, when in place, is partly .assembling the reel or disturbing' itsend covered by the head of a removable screw plates- The sleeve 20 surroundingv the re- 31. Bytaking can be slid out endwise through theopening end to a bearing member 41 for one end-of g parts can be'taken out through the is non-rotatably supported as before vby a In Figs. 8 bushing 42 driven 1nto the'end. plate 2.

bottom `ofthe guide member.

partly releasing sequently, by turning the washer 35 until its With this arrangement the inner end of the vwise'i'rom the reel, it, of course, being asscrew canbe slightlymushroomed, as at 134, sumed thatthe pawl has been freed from the 'lilnite 1, after which the pawl and pawl said shaft. At its opposite end saidv sleeve de l' In this case also the eye -for the out vthis screw the bar 25 versely threaded shaft is fastened at -one j so Ithat it can not be wholly removed'or lost. reversely threaded shaft by either removing" Figs. ll'and 12 A Show 'Kanotherarrangement the screw 39, as in Fig. 1 7, or by taking out Ain wolch the plain endof the steady bar 25 the steady bar in case the latter serves to is overlapped by a washer 35 having a side hold the pawl in place, as in Figs. 4, 5 and 6.

recess 36 Aand held beneath the screw yhead In this form also the pinion 16 which has 'is sleeved upon a stub shaft 46 having a i head 47 of revesely tapered form which is introduced into a counter sunk recess 48"-in cluding -end plates, one of which has an the outer surface of end plate ,2, the metal around saidrecess being afterwards peened or rolled inwardly, as at 49, to hold the shaft in place. Vith this arrangement both the pinion v16 and the intermediate gear 14, 15 are confined and held between the end plate 2 and the outer wall of the cap 5.

This form of the-invention also includes a special form of line guide eye. This eye is formed of a piece of Wire bent to form two vertically extending portions 50 the lower free ends 51 of which are bent intoparallel horizontal relation and are imbedded in recesses in the upper end of the traveling block and secured thereto by soldering or the like, and the upper ends of which are'joined by a bent U-portion 52 which receives the rib 53 on the steady baror pillar as shown in Figs. 10 and 14. With this arrangement the two vertical Wire portions are spaced apart horizontally bot'h lengthwise of the spool.

and in a plane perpendicular to its axis so that the effective distance between said rods and therefore the effective vopening ofthe eye is greater than the apparent opening` when the reel is viewed from the front. Traverse of the line back and forth when winding is not interfered with but a larger opening is secured when the line runsl out as in casting. At the same time a siinple guiding and steadying eifect issecured by the bent U at the upper end of the eye embracing the pillar, this also preventing the line from wrapping around the guide.

Fig. 19 shows another arrangement in which the side wires 54 of the line guide eye support a. small sleeve 55 which surrounds and slides on the upper pillar 56, whilein 2O said sleeve is of semi-cylindrical form and merely embraces the lower portion of the pillar.

AAs shown' in Figs. 10 and 13 the cap or gear casing 5 may also be provided with a slot having -a reduced portion 61 and in which slot. slides the shank of a button G2. This button can be slid back and forth to cover or expose the reduced slo-t portion 61 L which scrvesas an oiling opening for the It will of course be understood that any form of .reel shown may embody any form of the -line guide shown in the drawings and the Same rcel may alsov include any form oi" steady bar, either one serving to conhne and lock.'tl.iesliyl'i; place, as in Figs. 4, 5, 6` and 10, ora ea bar at one side of the line guidef as in Fig. 17. This same form of reel may also" include a fully removable level wind mechanism as in Fig. 11 or the form shown in Fig. 3, where complete disassenif bling necessitates separation of the end plates.

What I claim is:

1. A fishing reel, comprising a .frame including end plates, one of which has an opening, a rotatable spool, a travelling line guide, and a bar along which said guide slides, said bar being located within the confines of the frame and in alignmentI with said opening and being removable from the reel by movement through said opening.

3. A fishing reel, comprising a frame including end plates, one of which has an opening, a rotatable spool, a travelling line guide, and a bar valong which said guide slides, said bar being located within the confines of the frame and in alignment with said opening and being removable from the reel without disturbing said frame.

4. A iishing reel, comprising a frame -including end plates, one of which has an opening, a rotatable spool, a travellingv line guide, a bar along which said guide slides, said bar being located within the contines of the frame and in alignment With said opening and being lrie'fn-iovable from lthe reel through said opening without disturbing said frame, and means located at one end of said bar for holding the same in place.

5. -A fishing reel, comprising a` frame in-` cluding end plates, one of which has an opening, a rotatable spool, a travelling line guide," a bar along which said guide slides, said bar being located within the contines of the frame 4and in alignment with said said frame, and means movably mounted upon one of said end plates for removably conning saidibar in place.

6. A fishing reel, comprisingy a framel including end plates, a rotatable spool, a re-A versely threaded-shaft, a travelling line yopening and being removable from the reel through said opening without disturbing .baribcing located within the confinesof the frame and being removable from the reel without disturbingsaid frame, and means for normally pre-venting the removal of said bar.

7 A fishing reel, comprising a frame inl level Wind mechanism mounted Within lthe confines of the frame and embodying a rotatable reversely threaded shaft and a line guide member movable along the same, said reversely threaded shaft being so mounted as to permit removal thereof' Without disassembling the frame.

9. A fishing reel, comprising end plates,

a rotatable spool, level wind mechanism in-l cluding a rotatable shaft located Within the confines of said end plates, and line guiding means operated thereby. said shaft being mounted for removal thereof Without disturbing the end plates.

10. A fishing reel, comprising end plates,A

a rotatable spool, a reversely threaded shaft located Within the confines ofsaid end plates, a line guidemember actuated thereby, and means whereby 'said reversely threaded shaft vinlay be removed Without disturbingthe end ates. p 11. A fishing reel, comprising end plates, a rotatable spool, a reversely threaded shaft located within the confines of said end plates,

" and a line guide member actuated thereby, said reversely threaded shaft being removable through an opening in'one of saidvv end A. plates.

12. A fishing reel, comprising end plates, a rotatable spool, a reversely threaded shaft located Within the confines of said endplates, a. travelling Alinef-guide member actuated thereby, and a protectingmember surrounding said shaft and lying between said end. plates, said protecting member being readily removable Without disturbing. the end plates.

13. A fishing reel, comprisingend plates,

I a rotatable spool, a reversely threaded shaft, a traveling .line guidel member actuated thereby, and a protecting member surrounding said shaft, said shaft and protecting 'member being removable through an opening in one 'ofisaid end plates.

14. A fishing reel, comprising end; plates, a i. rotatz tble spool,a threaded-shaft, a ,line f "guide member actuated thereby, and a bar alon'gwhich said line guide member travels,

said shaft and bar being both located'within the confines of said end plates and beingre:

movable without disturbing theend plates. 15. A-fisl1ing reel, comprisingend plates, a rotatable-spool, a threaded shaft, a line lguide member actuated thereby, anda bar along which said line guide member travels,

-said shaft and bar being each removable through an opening in an -end plate.

16.,A fishing reel, comprising end plates, a rotatable spool, a threaded shaft, a line guide member actuated thereby, a baralon 'which said line guide member travels, .sai l shaft and bar being each removable through.

an .opening in an end plate, and means on an end, plate normally confining said b 'ar and shaft in place and adjustable to permitl removal of the same.

17 A fishing reel, comprising end'plates,

a rotatable spool, a threaded shaft, a. line guide member actuated thereby, a bar alon which said line guide membertravels, .sai shaft and bar being each removable through an opening in an end plate, and a locking member carried by an end plate and serving to normally confine both said bar and shaft in place. f.

18. A fishing reel, comprising end plates,4 a rotatable spool, afthreadedshaft, a line j guide member actuated thereby, a bar alon which Vsaid line guide member travels, sai shaft and' bar being each removable through an opening in an end plate, and a locking member carried by an end plate and serving to4 normally' confine both ksaid bar and shaft in place and adjustable to permit removal of either therefrom.

19. A fishing reel, comprisin end plates, a `rotatable spool rotatable etween the same, a threaded shaft, a line guide member movable along the same, a pawl carried by vsaid member and engaging the threads-of said shaft, anda bar along which said member slides andarranged to confine said pawl in place, said bar and shaft being readily removable without disturbing the end plates.

20. A fishing reel, comprising end plates,l

a rotatable spool, a threaded shaft, a line `guide member movable' along the same, a -pawl carried-by said member and enga ing -the threads'of said shaft, a bar along w ich said member slides and arranged to.. en ne said pawl ineplace, said bar and shaft 'being `readily removable Without `disturbing the end plates, and a removable 'sleeve 4on which said guide member slides.

21. A fishing reel, comprising end "plates,

a rotatable spool, a reversely threaded shaft, a sleeve surrounding the same of full cylinvldricalform at both ends'- and between said ends having a slotted portion exposing the, shaft threads,-"a line guide member sliding on said sleeve and having a pawl yifging the shaft'threads through said slotltand al" bushing mounted in one of said end heads 130 and having a non-circular portion receiving a like portion of said sleeve for preventing rotation thereof.

' 22. In a fishing reel, the combination of end plates, a rotatable spool, a revcrsely threaded shaft, a line guide member actuated end ' threaded shaft, a line guide member actuated thereby, a gear casing attached to one of said end plates, gears therein for driving said vspool and shaft, and means on said casing and the adjoining end plate for confining the several gears in their respective axial positions, said reversely threaded shaft being removable from the reel Without disturbing the end .plates or the gears.

24. A fishing reel, comprising end plates,

a .rotatable spool, a traveling line guideY member, said member including a block, wire members extending upwardly therefrom and connected by a U-shaped portion, and a bar between the end 'plates embraced by said U-shaped portion.'

25. A fishing reel, comprising end plates, a rotatable spool, a traveling line guide member, said member including a block,

wire members extending upwardly therefrom and connected by a AU-shaped portion, and a bar between the end plates embraced by said U-shaped portion, said wire members being spaced apart transversely of the Spool axis.

26. A fishing reel, comprising a frame, a

rotatable spool, and line guiding means therefor, including a carriage movable back and forth along said spool and provided with opposed parallel members adapte-d to confine the line therebetween, said members being off-set from each other both longitudinally and transversely ofthe spool axis.

27. A fishing reel, comprising a framepro- Vvided with a gear casing,'foperating gears therein, an operating'shaft cooperating with one of said gears and separabletherefrom by relative axial movement, andineans for coninin said cooperating gear' in` place when said shaft is separated therefrom. f'

28. A fishing reel, comprising a frame vinand having an opening through which said lrod' secured 'to said tail cluding end plates, a rotatablev spool, a reversely threaded shaft, a. travelling lineguide memberv actuated thereby, and a protecting member surrounding 'said shaft and removable from the reel through an opening in one of said end plates.'

29. A fishing reel, comprising end plates, a rotatable spool, a reversely threaded shaft, a travelling line guide member actuated thereby, andv a protecting member surround# ing said shaft, and removable from the reel without disturbing saidend plates.

30. In a fishing reel, the combination with a. frame comprising head and tail members and connecting pillars therefor, offa spool, a traversing shaft, a carriage slide rod disposed parallcl to said traversingl shaft, said head member having a socket for said slide rod, said tail member having an opening through which said slide rod may be intro duced to said socket, a lineguide carriage slidable lon said rod and provided with a pawl co-actiiig with said shaft, a line guideA member on said carriage, and a retainin member for said rod secured to said tail member.A f

- 3]..l In a fishing reel, the combination with a frame comprising a tail member having a traversing shaft bearing thereon and an opening therein through which a carriage slide rod may be introduced, of a spool, a

` traversing shaft disposed in said bearing, a

carriage slide rod disposed in said opening, a` line guide carriage slidable on said rod rod lmay be introduced longitudinally and provided with a pawl co-acting with said shaft, and a retaining member for said rod. secured to said tail member to obstruct` said opening thereof.y .v n

32. In a fishing reel, the combination with a frame comprisinga tail member having a traversing shaft bearing thereon and an opening Atherein through which a carriage slide rod may be introduced, of a spool, a traversing shaft dis osed4 in said bearing, a

carriage slide rod disposed in said opening,

a line `'guide carriageslidable on said rod and provided withja pawl co-acting with said-jfshaft, and a retaining member for said member to' obstruct said opening thereof.

In testimony whereof 'I herebyaiix my signature. p

FRANCIS Molise. L

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